I refused to go low, that's why I've never told publicly what happened. But there are tabloid articles out there that are telling total lies about me. If you believe them? Please leave me alone. You clearly don't know me. (Sorry guys, had to be said)

Maybe I'm wrong for not "spilling the beans" Telling the story, THE TRUTH. I feel I have to protect my crew, jobs and so many people. But at what cost? I.don't know. Just know, I'm trying to do the right thing, but maybe silence isn't the right thing about crime. I'm… Just… ?

There is a "machine' keeping me silent, and feeding FALSE stories about me. A very rich, very powerful publicity "machine". No morals, no obligation to truth, and I'm just left here, reading the lies, trying to protect my crew. Trying to remain calm. He did it.

I've been supporting ant-bullying programs forever. But now I KNOW because it was ME! If it's school or work, that you're required to go to? It's horrifying. I left. Multiple Physical Assaults. I REALLY get it now. Stay safe. Nothing is worth your safety. Tell someone.

Having left her series, Perrette has nothing to lose by speaking her truth about her time on set. Wayans, however, is still on Lethal Weapon which was just renewed for a third season. While, I don’t blame Wayans for being frustrated that he was taking the brunt of the hate from the fans for Crawford’s firing, calling out Warner Brothers — his employer — for not defending him is a bold move.

It’s an interesting time, one that clearly was enabled by the #MeToo movement, in which both women and men are willing to demand more accountability from the very structures of power. I doubt Wayans would have been willing to come forward so publicly if our cultural conversation hadn’t taken this dramatic turn in the past year. But it will certainly be interesting to see how this all shakes out, especially now that Fox has invested in a new star and a third season of the show. Stay tuned.

When I began writing a daily email newsletter in 2016, however, I decided to try something new. The newsletter includes a few paragraphs that I write about the news, as well as some reading suggestions from around the web. And I made a simple rule: No newsletter can cite the work of only one gender. Every newsletter has to be coed.

The rule has changed my work. Without it, I would too often rely on familiar voices, most of which are male. Because of the rule, I have gone looking for a wider variety of experts. That’s not merely a matter of fairness. It broadens my worldview and improves my journalism.

And this is why this conversation is so important to have: It’s not enough to say “Women should be equal” (or to insist that women ARE equal and everything is a simple meritocracy so be quiet), we have to try to look at our own biases and try to adjust structures to give more people a chance to participate. It’s easy to maintain the status quo; it’s harder and much more uncomfortable to change things — but it’s worth it.

Just to be clear, this is not just about women, but about diversity overall Here are two shows trying to address diversity issues: Netflix’s Witcher and Jessica Jones.

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And though it’s not as dramatic as Wayans and Perrette’s tweets, Gillian Anderson clapped back at Fox’s suggestion that her refusal to come back to the series was why they weren’t planning on making more: